That's an interesting point, Oli. Perhaps it was yet another example of Michael trying to hold onto his "legitimate" image--or an acknowledgment that he was trying to hide his criminality from his family.

A good example of Michael's family hypocrisy came in III, when Kay confronted Michael at his party. "I spent my life protecting my family from the horrors of this world," he trumpets. "But you became my horror," Kay replies.